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Crosstown Traffic (other)
Crosstown traffic may refer to: * Crosstown traffic, the phenomenon of gridlocking in New York City and other places * "Crosstown Traffic" (song), a 1968 song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience *''Crosstown Traffic'', a television show starring Aries Spears *''Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop'', a biography by Charles Shaar Murray Charles Shaar Murray (born Charles Maximillian Murray; 27 June 1951) is an English music journalist and broadcaster. He has worked on the ''New Musical Express'' and many other magazines and newspapers, and has been interviewed for a number of ... * Crosstown Traffic (film), a 1995 American TV movie See also *'' Crosstime Traffic'', a book series by Harry Turtledove {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridlock
Gridlock is a form of traffic congestion where "continuous queues of vehicles block an entire network of intersecting streets, bringing traffic in all directions to a complete standstill". The term originates from a situation possible in a grid plan where intersections are blocked, preventing vehicles from either moving forwards through the intersection or backing up to an upstream intersection. The term ''Gridlock'' is also used incorrectly to describe high traffic congestion with minimal flow (which is simply a traffic jam), where a blocked grid system is not involved. By extension, the term has been applied to situations in other fields where flow is stalled by excess demand, or in which competing interests prevent progress. Cause Traditional gridlock is caused by cars entering an intersection on a green light without enough room on the other side of the intersection ''at the time of entering'' to go all the way through. This can lead to the car being trapped in the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosstown Traffic (song)
"Crosstown Traffic" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience for their third album, ''Electric Ladyland'' (1968). It was released as a single after "All Along the Watchtower", reaching number 52 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. Background Unlike many of the tracks on the album, this recording features the full line-up of the Experience with Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell. Hendrix also plays a makeshift kazoo made with a comb and tissue paper in tandem at points with his lead guitar, and backing vocals are performed by Redding along with Dave Mason. With its hard rock riff, the song is an example and mixture of blues and acid rock. Reception ''Billboard'' described the single as a "pulsating swinger" that "will make a powerful chart dent." ''Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aries Spears
Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from New Jersey. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series ''MADtv'', appearing in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving cast member on the show behind Michael McDonald. In 2011, he released a special called ''Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling''. He co-hosted for the AVN Awards in 2018. Early life Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to New York when he was a year or two old. His mother, Doris Spears, is a jazz singer. Spears moved to New Jersey at age 11 and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at 14, performing stand-up comedy in various comedy clubs in New York City. He was expelled for fighting during his sophomore year in North Brunswick Township High School in North Brunswick Township, at age 17. Spears started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown. Spears said that his first stand-up comedy was doing impressions at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Shaar Murray
Charles Shaar Murray (born Charles Maximillian Murray; 27 June 1951) is an English music journalist and broadcaster. He has worked on the '' New Musical Express'' and many other magazines and newspapers, and has been interviewed for a number of television documentaries and reports on music. Biography Murray grew up in Reading, Berkshire, England, where he attended Reading Grammar School and learnt to play the harmonica and guitar. His first experience in journalism came in 1970, when he was one of a number of schoolchildren who responded to an invitation to edit the April issue of the satirical magazine '' Oz''. He thus contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial. He then wrote for '' IT (International Times)'', before moving to the ''New Musical Express'' in 1972 for which he wrote until around 1986. He subsequently worked for a number of publications including ''Q magazine'', ''Mojo'', ''MacUser'', ''New Statesman'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosstown Traffic (film)
''Crosstown Traffic'' is a 1995 American TV movie. It was directed by George Hickenlooper who called it "a dreadful experience. It showed me that TV really is just a factory. But I needed the credit to get my Directors Guild card. I sold my soul to Satan; now I'm trying to get it back." Retrieved December 5, 2023. References External links''Crosstown Traffic''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1995 television films 1995 films Films directed by George Hickenlooper {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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